Awards & Recognition
2022
At Lineage, we work hard to truly transform the food supply chain and are proud of the recognitions we have received for our relentless commitment to this purpose.
Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces 2022 (20 November 2022)
- Awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey measuring 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization including alignment, execution, and connection.
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized Lineage for our deployment of ATLAS, a refrigeration controls system developed by CrossnoKaye.
- Named to the CNBC Disruptor list for the second consecutive year, earning the No. 3 spot on the list after earning the No. 17 spot in 2021.
- The annual list highlights 50 fast-growing private companies in a range of industries that are transforming the world through innovation.
- Named a 2022 US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal.
- The recognition is for outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams.
- Named a Customer Innovation of the Year winner in the category of Sustainability by Körber, recognizing our exemplary use of Kӧrber’s solutions to revolutionize supply chains worldwide.
- Lineage facilities in Europe were recognized for their sustainability efforts and energy-efficient designs.
- Several of our sites in The Netherlands and the UK have been assessed using the BREEAM scheme and one of our facilities has been nominated for the BREEAM Award.
- Lineage and our CEO, Greg Lehmkuhl, were recognized in Food Logistics’ Rock Stars of 2022 for hard work, vision, and leadership in shaping the global supply chain.
- Ranked #17 on the 2022 list, featuring the industry’s top freight brokerage firms, air and ocean freight forwarders, dry storage and refrigerated warehouse operators and dedicated contract carriers
- Named to Inbound Logistics’ 2022 Top 100 3PL Providers.
- Ranked #36 on Armstrong & Associates’ 2022 list of the Top 50 3PLs.


FROM OUR LEADERSHIP
With their 2008 acquisition of a single location in Seattle, Washington, Bay Grove laid the foundation for the Lineage we know today – an ambitious, deeply entrepreneurial organization with a tradition of welcoming the industry’s best, most respected companies in to our family each year.
Greg Lehmkuhl
President & CEO
Awards & Recognition
2021
At Lineage, we work hard to truly transform the food supply chain and are proud of the recognitions we have received for our relentless commitment to this purpose.
2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 List (26 May 2021)
- Ranked #17 on CNBC’s 2021 Disruptor 50 list in 2021 – an annual list featuring forward-thinking private companies in a range of industries that are growing quickly and whose innovations are changing the world.
- Recognized by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for success in energy procurement and for cultivating an innovative data science team that has earned 14 patents and saved millions of dollars in annual energy costs.
- Named a finalist in the Pandemic Response category of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards for Lineage’s “Share A Meal” campaign, to help provide 100 million meals to people in need in response to COVID-19.
- Named a Customer Innovation of the Year winner in the category Standout Business Benefit by Körber, recognizing Lineage for the exemplary use of Kӧrber’s solutions to revolutionize supply chains worldwide.
- Lineage and our CEO, Greg Lehmkuhl, recognized in Food Logistics’ Rock Stars of 2021 for hard work, vision, and leadership in shaping the global supply chain.
- Recognized for continued efforts in sustainability and transparency within the supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Named one of Food Logistics’ Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers for our continued efforts to adopt the latest temperature monitoring technologies, transportation management systems (TMS) and warehouse management systems (WMS).
- Ranked #31 on Transport Topics’ 2021 Top 3PLs list in 2021, which features the industry’s top freight brokerage firms, air and ocean freight forwarders, dry storage and refrigerated warehouse operators and dedicated contract carriers.
- Ranked #7 on Modern Material Handling’s List of the 40 Largest Warehouse Companies for 40 million sq/ft of space across 213 warehouses.
- Named to Armstrong & Associates Largest Warehouse Companies, comprised of the largest U.S. based 3PLs ranked by annual logistics gross revenue/turnover.


FROM OUR LEADERSHIP
With their 2008 acquisition of a single location in Seattle, Washington, Bay Grove laid the foundation for the Lineage we know today – an ambitious, deeply entrepreneurial organization with a tradition of welcoming the industry’s best, most respected companies in to our family each year.
Greg Lehmkuhl
President & CEO
Awards & Recognition
2020
At Lineage, we work hard to truly transform the food supply chain and are proud of the recognitions we have received for our relentless commitment to this purpose.
Fortune’s 2020 “Change the World” list (21 September 2020)
- Ranked #31 in Fortune’s 2020 “Change the World” list as a company that made an important social or environmental impact through profit-making strategy and operations.
- Ranked #22 on Crain’s Detroit Business’ Cool Places to Work list.
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized Lineage for optimizing the design and process of blast freezing food products with its 2020 Better Project Award.
- Our Human Resources team was named as the winner of the Crain’s Detroit Business “Excellence in HR Awards” for the “HR Team of the Year” category.
- Named one of Food Logistics’ Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers for our continued efforts to adopt the latest temperature monitoring technologies, transportation management systems (TMS) and warehouse management systems (WMS).
- Ranked #13 on Transport Topics’ 2020 Top 3PLs list, which features the industry’s top freight brokerage firms, air and ocean freight forwarders, dry storage and refrigerated warehouse operators and dedicated contract carriers.
- Named to Armstrong & Associates Largest Warehouse Companies, comprised of the largest U.S. based 3PLs ranked by 2020 logistics gross revenue/turnover.
- Ranked #7 on Modern Material Handling’s List of the 40 Largest Warehouse Companies for 37 million sq/ft of space across 190 warehouses.


FROM OUR LEADERSHIP
With their 2008 acquisition of a single location in Seattle, Washington, Bay Grove laid the foundation for the Lineage we know today – an ambitious, deeply entrepreneurial organization with a tradition of welcoming the industry’s best, most respected companies in to our family each year.
Greg Lehmkuhl
President & CEO
Awards & Recognition
2019
At Lineage, we work hard to truly transform the food supply chain and are proud of the recognitions we have received for our relentless commitment to this purpose.
Fast Company: World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2019 (20 February 2019)
- Recognized by Fast Company as one of the 50 most innovative companies of 2019 for our ability to help customers eliminate food waste from their supply chains across the world.
- The DOE recognized Lineage for pioneering a new and innovative way to improve energy productivity using a process called “flywheeling,” which proactively manages energy consumption using a proprietary machine-learning technology to reduce both cost and waste.
- Kevin Marchetti and Adam Forste of Bay Grove were named among the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2019 at Goldman Sachs’ Annual Builders + Innovators Summit. This summit awards leaders who strive to drive meaningful change in their industries.


FROM OUR LEADERSHIP
With their 2008 acquisition of a single location in Seattle, Washington, Bay Grove laid the foundation for the Lineage we know today – an ambitious, deeply entrepreneurial organization with a tradition of welcoming the industry’s best, most respected companies in to our family each year.